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Approximately how many current cocaine users (age 12 or older) are there?
a. 1.6 million
b. 3.2 million
c. 2.4 million
d. 2.0 million
Answer: C
What percentage of the population age 12 or older has abused prescription drugs in the past month?
a. 4%
b. 2.8%
c. 1.3%
d. .7%
ANSWER: B
7 million people are currently abusing prescription medications. The majority (5.2 million) are abusing pain killers.
Approximately how many current users of methamphetamines are there?
a. .2%
b. .3%
c. 1.1%
d. 5%
ANSWER: C
Among young people age 12 to 17, the use of illicit drugs such as marijuana, LSD, and Ecstacy has ___ between 2002 and 2006.
a. increased
b. decreased
ANSWER: B
The number of youths abusing illicit drugs has decreased from 11.6% of the population to 9.8%.
How many people, age 12 or older, who abuse pain relievers non-medically have obtained the drugs from a friend or relative for free?
a. 25%
b. 39%
c. 41%
d. 55.7%
ANSWER: E
Which group of adults, age 18+ has the greatest number of illicit drug users?
a. unemployed
b. full time employed
c. part-time
ANSWER: A
In 2006 there were 17.9 million (18.5%) current illicit drug users who are unemployed.
What percent of the population has driven under the influence of illicit drugs?
a. 6.8%
b. 2.5%
c. 4.2%
d. 1.1%
ANSWER: C
The rate was highest among young adults between the ages of 18 and 25.
*all information is from <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://oas.samhsa.gov/NSDUH/2k6NSDUH/2k6Results.pdf"> Results from the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health:National Findings</a>
Approximately how many current cocaine users (age 12 or older) are there?
a. 1.6 million
b. 3.2 million
c. 2.4 million
d. 2.0 million
Answer: C
What percentage of the population age 12 or older has abused prescription drugs in the past month?
a. 4%
b. 2.8%
c. 1.3%
d. .7%
ANSWER: B
7 million people are currently abusing prescription medications. The majority (5.2 million) are abusing pain killers.
Approximately how many current users of methamphetamines are there?
a. .2%
b. .3%
c. 1.1%
d. 5%
ANSWER: C
Among young people age 12 to 17, the use of illicit drugs such as marijuana, LSD, and Ecstacy has ___ between 2002 and 2006.
a. increased
b. decreased
ANSWER: B
The number of youths abusing illicit drugs has decreased from 11.6% of the population to 9.8%.
How many people, age 12 or older, who abuse pain relievers non-medically have obtained the drugs from a friend or relative for free?
a. 25%
b. 39%
c. 41%
d. 55.7%
ANSWER: E
Which group of adults, age 18+ has the greatest number of illicit drug users?
a. unemployed
b. full time employed
c. part-time
ANSWER: A
In 2006 there were 17.9 million (18.5%) current illicit drug users who are unemployed.
What percent of the population has driven under the influence of illicit drugs?
a. 6.8%
b. 2.5%
c. 4.2%
d. 1.1%
ANSWER: C
The rate was highest among young adults between the ages of 18 and 25.
*all information is from <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://oas.samhsa.gov/NSDUH/2k6NSDUH/2k6Results.pdf"> Results from the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health:National Findings</a>